Katherine Kean Art

Shadowed Gardenia offers a close exploration of a white gardenia, its large curved petals rendered with soft, textured brushstrokes that emphasize the subtle shifts between light and...

Blue Grove’s dream inspired imagery invites viewers into a quiet, contemplative forest scene where the cool blue tones of the trees create a striking contrast against a softly glowin...

"Vivid Bloom" is a contemporary impressionist floral painting showing the ephemeral beauty of a blooming waterlily as it unfolds in mesmerizing detail. In this impressionistic compos...

“Calm Reflections” is a landscape painting depicting a tranquil marsh scene. The overall tone is calming and natural, with careful attention to light reflecting off the water. Surrou...

"Bungalow Murmuration" emerges from the canvas like a whispered tale from a forgotten dream, where the boundaries of the familiar and the unknown gently blur. At the heart stands a s...

"Between the Drops" is a contemporary landscape painting that vividly captures the view from inside a car on a rainy day. This artwork showcases a suburban street lined with trees, h...

The artwork is a contemporary landscape painting depicting a dramatic sky filled with voluminous clouds that take up most of the canvas. The clouds are painted various shades of pink...

Drops of rain reflect bright lights and dot the stormy sky of a rainy day. The windshield highlights the contrast of an intimate experience within to the effect of the elements outsi...

Distant Snow contemporary landscape painting Some of the beautiful and mysterious things about Nature are the seeming incongruities, the inconsistencies that surprise us with awe an...

Pale Cat Orchid on Red floral still life explores the many subtleties of hue found on pale, nearly white, Catasetum Orchid flowers. Descriptive brushstrokes shape cheerful petals, di...

Daffodils in Blue Bottle floral still life is a study on the joys of life’s simple pleasures. Cheerful yellows and crisp whites in thick and thin descriptive brushwork show up agains...

Still life painting of a simple spray of bright pink bougainvillea that contrasts the deep cobalt blues of the vase. The vivid pinks of the bracts are expressed in hues of Scarlet Lake, Quinacridone Magenta, and Deep Crimson. This square floral still life is painted in oil on a gallery wrapped linen canvas. The 1 1/2 inch edges are hand painted to coordinate with the front. It is wired with finger friendly wire and ready to install, and includes an official certificate of authenticity. Katherine Kean’s paintings seek moments of breath-taking transition in nature; a gathering of clouds or changing tides; times when the elements of the landscape combine with the alchemy of imagination to illuminate the world of heightened mood and sensation. Her work aims to capture these fleeting moments in time and reveal the serene center that can arise in the midst of nature's turbulence. Katherine Kean has exhibited in museums and galleries across the United States, and has been acquired by many private and corporate collections. She has been honored to have her work selected for Bloomingdales in Santa Monica, California, Schiffer's 100 Artists of the West Coast II, Paint America's Paint the Parks, Manhattan Arts Healing Arts International...

Interesting phenomena affect the look of the landscape, whether it is the light effects caused by the reflective particles thrown into the air by a volcano, or the strange twilight caused by a storm suddenly and dramatically changing the angle of the sun’s rays and for a moment, relighting the landscape. In this painting it is a thunderhead cloud forming suddenly above the mountains. This small alla-prima painting is created directly in a single session, on gallery wrapped linen, with 1 1/2 inch deep stretchers. The edges are hand painted, providing a finished look, suitable for framing, or beautiful left as is. Katherine Kean has exhibited in museums and galleries across the United States, and has been acquired by many private and corporate collections. She has been honored to have her work selected for Bloomingdales in Santa Monica, California, Schiffer's 100 Artists of the West Coast II, Paint America's Paint the Parks, Manhattan Arts Healing Arts International...

Wind shaped sky and clouds precede storms above the foothills depicted in expressive brushstrokes. This 6 x 6 inch painting is painted in oil on a museum g...

Vivid blue sky shows behind dramatic clouds drifting over a mountain, carried out in layered brushstrokes. Oil on one quarter inch panel. Signed by the artist. Includes an official c...

A wild orchid flower’s delicate form is highlighted by the sun. Vivid pinks stand out before a deep forest green background. Oil on a one quarter inch linen panel. Signed by the artist. Includes a simple wood plein air frame...

Drops of rain reflect bright lights and punctuate the soft, tonal background of a rainy day. The windshield highlights the contrast of an intimate experience within and the effect of the elements outside. Both painterly and playful while striking a midpoint between pure representation and an emphasis on the picture plane. Painted on a cradled gesso board panel, with 1 1/2 inch deep, smooth wood edges. Suitable for framing or beautiful left as is. A childhood of moving and traveling around the United States has shaped Katherine Kean's vision, as have journeys to eastern Africa, Mexico, Scotland, France and painting jaunts all over Kean's now native California. Born in West Virginia, moving later to Ohio and New Jersey, but growing up mainly in Massachusetts, she attended Rhode Island School of Design, graduating with a BFA in Film, Video and Animation. Long fascinated by the intersection of order and chaos in the natural world, Katherine Kean skillfully uses observation, memory, and interpretation to translate her love of natures kinetic phenomena into paintings that capture the often turbulent emotions within light, weather, and landscapes. Her work has exhibited in museums and galleries across the United States, including the LACMA Art Rental and Sales Gallery and the Brand Library Art Gallery in Los Angeles...

A heavy downpour smashes against the windshield distorting the scene ahead. Part of the "windshield series" this painting emphasizes some of the linear aspects of rain and water, as well as motion. Heavy rain experienced from a place of comfort. My windshield paintings aim to capture these fleeting and intimate moments in time and reveal the serene center that can arise in the midst of natures turbulence. "Street Tree in a Deluge" is painted on gallery wrapped linen, on 1 1/2 inch deep stretchers, with color matched, hand painted edges, wired with finger friendly coated wire and ready for installation. A childhood of moving and traveling around the United States has shaped Katherine Keans vision, as have journeys to eastern Africa, Mexico, Scotland, France and painting jaunts all over Keans now native California. Born in West Virginia, moving later to Ohio and New Jersey, but growing up mainly in Massachusetts, she attended Rhode Island School of Design, graduating with a BFA in Film, Video and Animation. Long fascinated by the intersection of order and chaos in the natural world, Katherine Kean skillfully uses observation, memory, and interpretation to translate her love of natures kinetic phenomena into paintings that capture the often turbulent emotions within light, weather, and landscapes. Her work has exhibited in museums and galleries across the United States, including the LACMA Art Rental and Sales Gallery and the Brand Library Art Gallery in Los Angeles...

Katherine Kean: Rain on the windshield makes a fine mist that creates a sparkling, atmospheric veil, between you and the rest of the world. This one in a series of "windshield paintings" is painterly, brushy, a little bit textured, and slightly raised, particularly for the drops. It is painted on gallery wrapped linen, with hand painted edges. From the artist: An unexpected, but welcome rain, as experienced from a place of comfort. My windshield paintings aim to capture these fleeting and intimate moments in time and reveal the serene center that can arise in the midst of natures turbulence. A childhood of moving and traveling around the United States has shaped Katherine Kean's vision, as have journeys to eastern Africa, Mexico, Scotland, France and painting jaunts all over Kean's now native California. Born in West Virginia, moving later to Ohio and New Jersey, but growing up mainly in Massachusetts, she attended Rhode Island School of Design, graduating with a BFA in Film, Video and Animation. Long fascinated by the intersection of order and chaos in the natural world, Katherine Kean skillfully uses observation, memory, and interpretation to translate her love of natures kinetic phenomena into paintings that capture the often turbulent emotions within light, weather, and landscapes. Her work has exhibited in museums and galleries across the United States, including the LACMA Art Rental and Sales Gallery and the Brand Library Art Gallery in Los Angeles...

Green Wave oil on linen 30 x 48 inches Original oil on linen painting, inspired by the beautiful black sand beaches of the Big Island in Hawaii on an a...

A playful look at a city street at night decorated with lights for holiday celebrations becoming a melting abstract of dancing sparkles when viewed through a rain speckled windshield...

The light of the setting sun bounces off the particles of smoke from a distant fire, creating a moment of mixed emotions, stirred by nature's power. I'm interested in phenomena that...